Sentences with phrase «peripheral endothelial tissue»

Since stem cells have been found to be isolated at the peripheral / limbal region of the epithelium [7 - 9], this study also investigates cell division potential in central and peripheral endothelial tissue.

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Results: After dividing corneas into central, intermediate, and peripheral sections, the dissected endothelial tissues exhibited positive telomerase activity in the peripheral and intermediate sections.

Figure 2 shows sets of results for four areas of human corneal endothelial tissue; central endothelium (defined by endothelial cells within a 4 mm trephined boundary), central - intermediate endothelium (defined by endothelial cells within an 8 mm trephined boundary), intermediate - peripheral endothelium (defined by endothelial cells between the 4 mm trephine edge and 12 mm from the center of the corneal endothelium), and the peripheral endothelium (defined by the 8 mm trephined edge and 12 mm from the center of the corneal endothelium).

Unlike peripheral capillaries, which allow the relatively free exchange of substances with the surrounding tissue, the capillaries in the brain are tightly packed with endothelial cells.

Samples of central and peripheral human corneal endothelial tissue were obtained as described above.